Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved N15,000 monthly wage award for civil servants as part of measures to ameliorate their suffering occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. A circular signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Human Resources and Capacity Building, Sunday Fadele, and made available to journalists in Osogbo, Wednesday, said the gesture was in Read More
Governor of Enugu state, Dr. Peter Mbah, has announced cash awards of N10,000 and N25,000 to the state workers till April 2024, assuring that the new minimum wage negotiation would soon be concluded. Mbah pointed out that the welfare of workers remained the priority of his administration, as his laudable goals for Enugu could not be attained without a happy Read More
The federal government has unveiled the first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Conversion Centre in the North-west, with a declaration that Nigeria’s huge gas deposit can power the nation’s transportation and industrial sectors for 97 years at a cheaper rate than petrol. Project Director Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) Engr. Michael Oluwagbemi stated this during the groundbreaking for the construction Read More
A Civil Society Organisation on the platform of Good Governance Movement (GGM), has urged President Bola Tinubu to amend the 2023 supplementary budget awaiting approval of the National Assembly by inserting the N500 billion taken from the last supplementary budget for disbursement as palliatives. The President had, on assumption of office, sought and got the approval of the national assembly Read More
The need to improve students’ standard of living in Nigerian public institutions is necessary as students are faced with lots of challenges in the process of acquiring formal education. It is a fact that the cost of living in Nigeria today is high, people are struggling to eke out a means of livelihood. Many people cannot afford three square meals Read More
The recent release of N5 billion palliative funds to each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, by the federal government poses more questions than resolving the poverty problem exacerbated by the total withdrawal of petroleum subsidy on the 29th May 2023. Government also offered five trucks of rice each to the 36 state governors. Governor Babagana Read More
A faithful of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Adamawa state, Mr Hussaini Gambo (Nakura), has accused Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of selective distribution of the federal government’s palliative sent for the people of the state. Gambo, chairman of the Adamawa Concerned Citizens Association, alleged at the weekend in Yola, the Adamawa state capital, that Governor Fintiri rebranded the foodstuff Read More
The Ogun government has begun the distribution of palliatives to residents and indigenes of the state to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal. Recall that the state took delivery of 3000 bags of rice from the federal government last week, it was then re-baged into 10kgs. Speaking at the flag off held at the arcade ground of the Read More
Thousands of constituents from Yobe North Senatorial District on Friday stormed the Wachakal airstrip to welcome former President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. Senator Lawan arrived at Wachakal in Nguru local government area of Yobe state from Abuja at exactly 12:40pm. He, during his tenure between 2019 and 2023, reportedly facilitated the reconstruction of the airstrip. The approval for the Read More
The Oyo state government has raised the alarm of a fake online platform asking students and civil servants in the state to fill an application form to benefit from for a N10, 000 support from the government. The chief of staff to the Governor Seyi Makinde and chairman of the 15-man Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER), Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, Read More
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to consult with Islamic economic experts and restructure his various loan facilities for adherents of the Islamic religion to also benefit from them. An Islamic organisation, Standard Bearers Islamic Organisation, made the call in a statement issued Friday in Ilorin by its national coordinator, Dr. Nurudeen AbdulRaheem. The organisation noted that the recent Read More
The Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District of Enugu State, Osita Ngwu, has lauded what he called pragmatic and people-oriented leadership of the Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, for rising up to the occasion of the adverse effects of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government, on the people of the State. The Senator said it was highly Read More
A coalition of 17 civil society organisations (CSOs), has called on the federal government to roll out a comprehensive social protection programme that will truly capture the poor and vulnerable in line with global good practices to get people out of poverty. The CSOs made the call in a communique issued at the end of their meeting on Petrol Subsidy Read More
Benjamin SamsonThe Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the federal government to ensure that the fuel subsidy palliatives being considered go beyond cash transfers. According to CAN, the government should consider the introduction of mass transport across the states to reduce the cost of transportation. “The fuel subsidy palliatives being considered by the government should go beyond cash transfers. Read More
….Passes amended N819bn 2022 supplementary budget The Senate Thursday approved the $800m World Bank loan request by President Bola Tinubu and also passed for third reading, N819.5 billion amended supplementary budget for 2022. This is as the sum of N70 billion was appropriated for the 469 federal lawmakers for improved working conditions. Approval of the $800m World Bank loan for Read More
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had his first meeting with the country’s heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa Abuja with a stern order to ruthlessly deal with oil thieves. He also warned that his administration would not condone a situation where security agencies work at cross purposes. Fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, National Security Read More
The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs in conjunction with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commenced the distribution of presidential palliatives to the 2022 victims of floods that ravaged some local government areas in the Niger Delta region including Akwa Ibom state. The palliatives include mattresses, pillows, blankets, cooking pots, cartons of noodles, bags of rice, bags of beans, Read More
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has partnered a group, ‘Yala Bornoye’ to deliver food and non-food items to remote and hard-to-reach communities in Yobe and Borno states. The benefitting local government councils are Damaturu, Gujba, Geidam and Yunusari in Yobe state while Kaga, Damboa and Magumeri local government councils in Borno state. Flagging-off the distribution, the Director Administration of Read More
An American based organisation, BFSuma, also known as Suma Health Products Nigeria Limited has donated some food items as palliatives to the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna. Items donated by Bfsuma to the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna include 20 bags of 25kg rice, 30 cartons of super pack indomie, 25 gallons of 5 ltrs groundnut oil, 40 packs of bottle water Read More
The appointment of the current Director General (DG) of NYSC was a prophecy long foretold when he was still a young Major in the Nigerian Army, so to most of his close friends and associates, we were not shocked when he was eventually appointed the DG. This is one appointment this government should be very proud of, it’s a round Read More
I would like to give a piece of admonition to those who have the means and enough wealth to persevere and feed the foodless especially at this juncture where each good deed is rewarded more than a hundred times. We are experiencing hardship. However, if you donate no matter how little to those that are desperately in need whether with Read More
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, has requested a warrant of arrest on the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission to produce the former interim management of the agency, led by Professor Daniel Pondei. The Committee at its sitting on Tuesday, resolved that the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, be contacted by the executive arm Read More
The Senate Monday came hard on one Engineer Kailani Muhammad who claimed to be the director , Media and Publicity of the Muhammadu Buhari 2019 Presidential Campaign Committee for alleging that federal lawmakers hoarded palliatives given to them for distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a strong worded statement by the Senate’s spokesperson , Senator Ajibola Basiru ( APC Osun Read More
Some well-meaning Nigerians have blamed the failure of state governors to deliver the dividends of democracy to their people for the civil unrest and insecurity witnessed in parts of the country. The group, under the aegis of March4Nigeria Initiative, said the governors should be held responsible for the escalation of the EndSARS protest into violence. Speaking at a press conference on Read More
Ilorin the Kwara state capital also suffered a devastating blow from hoodlums who struck last week to wreck havoc on public and private businesses. UMAR BAYO ABDULWAHAB in this report xrayed its implication on the economy of the state. For a state lamenting that it is not comfortable being labelled a ‘civil service’ state, recent event of looting thriving businesses Read More
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